The 10 NAEYC Program Standards
NAEYC has set 10 standards for early childhood programs that can help families make the right choice when they are looking for a child care center, preschool, or kindergarten. The standards and criteria are also the foundation of the NAEYC Accreditation system for early childhood programs. To earn accreditation, programs must meet all 10 standards.
Rationale: A curriculum that draws on research assists teachers in identifying important concepts and skills as well as effective methods for fostering children’s learning and development. When informed by teachers’ knowledge of individual children, a well-articulated curriculum guides teachers so they can plan learning experiences that promote
NAEYC Early Learning Program Accreditation Standards and Assessment Item 7 Each of the 10 standards is a broad statement that describes an essential . element that together with the other nine standards provide a definition of quality for early learning programs serving young children birth through kindergarten.
DAP: Planning and Implementing an Engaging Curriculum …
For preschool, kindergarten, and primary grades, the curriculum will deepen and extend to reflect children’s more complex knowledge and skills across all subject areas. Continuing to provide culturally and linguistically sustaining care and supporting all domains of development as well as all subject areas remain essential.
The Common Core in Early Education - NAEYC
In 2012, the National Association for the Education of Young Children recognized that the Common Core State Standards presented cause for both opportunity and concern.NAEYC offers these resources to engage in a dialogue to ensure that the Common Core standards reflect our best understanding of education in the early years.
Accreditation Standards and Assessment . Items provide guidance to all programs . about making improvements regardless of . whether they intend to seek accreditation. Each of the 10 standards is a broad . statement that describes an essential . element that together with the other nine . standards provide a definition of quality
Professional Standards and Competencies for Early …
Through the Early Childhood Personnel Center (ECPC), with participation from NAEYC representatives, a cross walk of the Initial Practice-Based Professional Preparation Standards for Early Interventionists/Early Childhood Special Educators and the Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators is available.
What Does a High-Quality Preschool Program Look Like?
Planning and Adapting Curriculum. A preschool curriculum is based on what most preschoolers should know and be able to do. Teachers plan and adapt curriculum to help children learn and grow by. Setting learning goals for children that are challenging but achievable with help
Early Childhood Program Standards | NAEYC
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standards and program standards. • influence public policies—in this case, those related to early childhood curriculum development, adoption, and implementation; child assessment practices; and program evaluation practices—one by one and as these fit together into a coherent educational system linked to child outcomes or standards.